Tupai
 NASA picture of Tūpai | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Society Islands |
| Area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Leeward Islands |
| Commune | Bora-Bora |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (permanent) |
Tūpai (Tahitian: Tūpai), also called Motu Iti, is a low-lying atoll in Society Islands, French Polynesia. It lies 19 km to the north of Bora Bora and belongs to the western Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-vent). This small atoll is only 11 km2 in size. Its broad coral reef encloses a shallow sandy lagoon. There are almost continuous long wooded motus on Tūpai's reef. Tūpai has no permanent residents apart from some workers in its coconut plantations. A private airfield was inaugurated on Tūpai in 2001, and its use is restricted.
Administration
The atoll of Tūpai belongs administratively to the commune of Bora Bora.
In 1926 the island was considered for settling a small community of Slovak colonists but was later dropped in favor of the Marquesas Islands[citation needed]
External links
16°17′S 151°50′W / 16.283°S 151.833°W
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